I love WordPress, and can occasionally obsess over finding new themes to try out on my blog. I’m incredibly picky and have narrowed down my searching to just a few sites that deliver professional-quality themes. In case you’re interested, I’m going to list my favorite sites below. Although free themes are perfect for people who [...]
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Jul 29, 2010
|TV Shows
Nope, I’m not talking about Stonehenge Apocalypse (“We can’t just sit on our hands while Stonehenge destroys the world!”) or any of SyFy’s infamous monster mashups, I’m talking about three of their original TV shows: Eureka, Warehouse 13, and Haven. I’ll say up front that I’m not a huge fan of any of these shows, [...]
Read More ...My favorite LA Kings player, Alexander Frolov, is leaving the team. His contract with the Kings expired this year, and he just signed with the NY Rangers. I’ll get to see him play maybe once or twice during the entire season, if I’m lucky. It’s not surprising news, as Frolov has been in the doghouse [...]
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Jul 27, 2010
|TV Shows
I love watching pilot episodes of new TV shows. I love studying how they set up their settings and characters and premises, how they handle dialogue, how they’re paced. If they’re trying to capitalize on another successful show, I love to see what elements they copy, where they diverge, and how they succeed or fail [...]
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Jul 24, 2010
|Inspiration, Life Stuff, Music
In the 1950s, my (amazing, wonderful, awesome) uncle* recorded two songs for a record label. I’m thrilled that he’s now put the songs on YouTube, along with some photos of the recording sessions. (* aka “Doctor Uncle Reverend Herbatroid” — although only the “uncle” part is accurate.) Without further ado, here’s the uber-talented Herb Bohler: [...]
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Jul 8, 2010
|Geekery, Inspiration, Martial Arts
I love well-done web series such as Dr. Horrible’s Sing-A-Long Blog and The Guild. They speak to my geek sensibilities. Now there’s a new show that I think has the potential to be geeky and wonderful in a totally different way. The LXD — Legion of Extraordinary Dancers — is the creation of writer/director Jon [...]
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May 3, 2010
|Geekery
I’m not planning to repost my Twitter feed on my journal, but I would like a more permanent and searchable record of the Web links that occasionally catch my eye. I hope my Twitter buddies will forgive me for the repeated information. Jinx released some new geeky D&D t-shirts! I can’t get enough of rust [...]
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May 3, 2010
|TV Shows
An unexpected relapse of last week’s sinus infection had a nice side effect: I suddenly had the time to marathon watch all of season 1 of BONES. I didn’t expect to like the show for two reasons: 1. I have never been a fan of David Boreanaz in his role as Angel/Angelus on both Buffy: [...]
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Apr 20, 2010
|Inspiration, Martial Arts, TV Shows
MTV has a new parkour show! You can watch the full pilot episode of MTV’s Ultimate Parkour Challenge below. (NOTE: Videos are restricted by region so international viewers may not be able to view them.) If you have any interest in learning about this art, I think you’ll really enjoy watching the whole 42-minute episode. [...]
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